Chen Nan blinked, even feeling like he must be blind, because he actually saw Mr. Bao smile???
My goodness, this is really unbelievable.
The number of times Chen Nan had seen Bao Ye smile in a year could be counted on one hand.
But this also made Chen Nan completely understand Jiang Ruan's position in his heart.
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After joining the film crew, Jiang Ruan was very busy every day, either filming or memorizing her script.
She had high hopes for her role as the female lead, with a seductive and strong personality, clear loves and hates, and a lot of screen time.
If she acts well, she's sure to become very popular.
Jiang Ruan was very confident and focused all her energy on acting, practically cutting herself off from the outside world except for the film crew.
Her phone was on airplane mode, and she didn't log onto Weibo.
Occasionally, she would promote her new show to gain some attention.
When Sister Qin came in, Jiang Ruan was reading her script.
But it didn't stop Sister Qin from gossiping: "Honey, did you know? The latest news is that Li Peng didn't take a leave of absence; he was forced out of the industry, and he shouldn't expect to mingle in this circle anymore."
"There's even juicier news, can you guess what it is?"
Jiang Ruan moved her eyes away from the script. Dressed in a pink showy ru skirt, she exuded an innocent girlish charm, her curved brows underneath a pair of clear, dark deer-like eyes looking pitifully innocent, just like a female lead straight out of a novel.
Her eyes now watery, she looked at Sister Qin with great interest and asked, "What?"
"Feihong Entertainment has been acquired!"
"That's the company Li Peng's brother started. They've trained so many popular stars in the entertainment industry; to say it got acquired just like that, with not a hint of gossip at all."
"But no matter how impressive it is, it's no match for the person who acquired it, right? That would be the current CEO of Bao Group, the prince of the Capital City, with a net worth of several hundred billion."
Jiang Ruan's thick eyelashes fluttered as she quickly looked up: "Who did you say?"
"Bao Ye, of course, the CEO of Bao Group."
Sister Qin said, "If it were someone else who acquired Feihong, I'd be pretty shocked, considering Feihong has been around for so many years. To say it was completely uprooted just like that, you would need some serious backing, and yet there wasn't a whisper about it. But if it's Bao Ye, then it's all too ordinary."
"Given the status of the Bao family in Beijing nowadays, it's not like anyone can afford to provoke them. Bao Ye is known for his unpredictable and ruthless nature."
"He even managed to expel his own biological father from the Bo family; how could he possibly be kind to others?"
Sister Qin clicked her tongue with disdain.
"I guess those two brothers from the Li Family must have pissed someone off; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so ruthless, directly acquiring the company."
Jiang Ruan listened, her delicate lips tightly pursed, her brows lowered, calm and serene, revealing nothing of her emotions.
"Perhaps."
Sister Qin let out a cold laugh: "Li Peng has been bullying and domineering in the entertainment circle for years, relying on his brother being the head of Feihong Entertainment. Who knows how many young girls he has harassed, we can only say that karma actually exists."
"It's kind of like justice for you too, after what happened last time when you got so drunk. I wonder how that person next door is feeling about this news."
Sister Qin was quite gleeful.
As for this father and daughter pair, Sister Qin had no good impression of them, with one being a despicable scoundrel, and the other one a spoiled princess with a black heart.
They had no acting skills, didn't know anything, just being arrogant and willful.
She often lorded over others relying on Li Peng, let's see how she copes in the future.
The entertainment industry is no charity, it has its fair share of bootlickers too.
Just as they were speaking.
"Jiang Ruan, your scene in the afternoon has been moved up for you to shoot first, go prepare." The Director stormed in, his face obviously not looking good.
Jiang Ruan and Sister Qin exchanged glances, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
"Director, what happened? Wasn't the afternoon scene supposed to be Li Xin's?" Sister Qin asked.
The Director snorted coldly: "What about her? Does she really consider herself a big star, giving me attitude without considering that if it weren't for her father, I wouldn't have let her join the crew."
"Now that Feihong is no more, she still considers herself a rich young lady."
"She wouldn't even take a look at herself in a mirror."
See, the entertainment circle is just this realistic.
Jiang Ruan recalled Li Xin's grand entrance when she first joined the crew, with the Director personally holding an umbrella for her and smiling ingratiatingly.
Now, it could only be said, out of sight, out of mind.
Once Jiang Ruan agreed, the Director left.
Sister Qin looked at her worriedly: "You've already been filming all morning, can you handle filming again in the afternoon?"
Jiang Ruan patted her shoulder, comforting her: "I'm fine, Sister Qin."
"Let's go."
Finishing filming earlier is always a good thing; the sooner they wrap up, the sooner the drama is completed.
Jiang Ruan had invested a lot of effort into this drama.
With a bit more time, she worked hard to stay in her best state and filmed as many scenes as possible.
"Alright then."
As Jiang Ruan left, she could still hear the sound of things being smashed next door.
And sobbing.
The room was noisy, and there were quite a few people outside who were amused by the situation.
Jiang Ruan withdrew her gaze and headed to the filming site under the umbrella held by Sister Qin.
The afternoon scene was originally supposed to be Li Xin's with the male lead, but it had to be changed to Jiang Ruan's with the male lead.
The drama was a costume romance series.
The female lead was the legitimate daughter of a noble family, named Shangguan Ruo, yet due to her mother's early death, she wasn't favored, and her stepmother constantly bullied her, ultimately selling her to serve as a step wife to the fifty-year-old Grand Commandant.
The female lead had a weak personality, but she also felt humiliated, eventually hanging herself in the bridal chamber.
Jiang Ruan played the role of Shangguan Ruo reincarnated.
The tragic fate of her previous life transformed her, making her clever and cunning in this life. Later, she met Prince Jing, the male lead, and they fell in love, eventually having a happy ending, becoming Princess Jing.
In the end, Prince Jing ascended the throne, dismissed the harem, and Shangguan Ruo became the only Empress in history.
Meanwhile, Li Xin played the role of the stepdaughter of Shangguan Ruo's stepmother, also the second young lady of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Yu.
She seemed gentle and lovely to outsiders, yet she was actually domineering and unreasonable, often bullying the female lead with physical abuse.
Shangguan Yu admired Prince Jing from a young age, dreaming of becoming his princess.
She even resorted to drugging.
Yet unexpectedly, she unwittingly ended up bringing Shangguan Ruo and Prince Jing together.
Shangguan Yu's final outcome was also a miserable one.
Full of the plot in her mind, Jiang Ruan quickly got into character and performed perfectly with the male lead.
The first scene passed in one take.
The second scene began.
While they were shooting, a female voice came from behind.
"Wasn't it my scene in the afternoon? How did it become Jiang Ruan's?"